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- pronunciation:
- st
bI
lih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| inflections: |
stabilities |
| definition: |
the condition or quality of being stable.
After years of war and turmoil, the small nation seems to have finally achieved stability.- synonyms:
- balance, constancy, fastness, firmness, solidity, steadfastness, steadiness
- antonyms:
- fluctuation, flux, instability
- similar words:
- mind
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| related words: |
balance, equilibrium, temper, trim |
adjective + (n.)stability
added,
continued,
crucial,
democratic,
directional,
domestic,
dynamic,
economic,
electronic,
emotional,
enhanced,
essential,
excellent,
familial,
financial,
fiscal,
future,
global,
improved,
increased,
institutional,
internal,
lasting,
lateral,
long-term,
macroeconomic,
marital,
maximum,
mechanical,
mental,
monetary,
necessary,
overall,
perceived,
political,
postural,
postwar,
regional,
relative,
short-term,
social,
standard,
static,
strategic,
structural,
sustainable,
temporal,
thermal
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verb + (n.)stability
achieve, assess, assure, bring, contribute, disrupt, enhance, ensure, foster, guarantee, improve, maintain, preserve, promote, provide, restore, secure, strengthen, threaten, undermine
(n.)stability
+ verb
depend
noun + (n.)stability
ankle,
balance,
boundary,
brake,
causality,
comfort,
commitment,
confidence,
consensus,
consistency,
currency,
degree,
democracy,
diversity,
efficiency,
employment,
growth,
implication,
integration,
integrity,
locus,
loyalty,
maintenance,
measure,
objective,
order,
peace,
prerequisite,
price,
prospect,
sake,
security,
semblance,
strength,
threat,
traction
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The word stability
contains the following parts:
sta, stas, stat, stant, -stance
Latin and Greek
root
that means stand, standing, stabilize
  Example words:
aerostat, aerostatics, apostasy, apostate, astatine, circumstance, constant, ecstasy, ecstatic, establish, instability, obstacle, stabile, stability, stabilize, stable, stagnant, static, station, stationary, statue, status, substance
- synonyms:
- sist
-ability, -ibility, -bility, -ubility
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means ability to do, be, or undergo
More about this word part:
All adjectives ending in "-able," "-ible," "-uble" and "-ble" can combine with the suffix "-ity" to form nouns ending in -ability
, -ibility
, -ubility
, or -bility
.
Example words:
accountability, capability, eligibility, immobility, instability, irritability, reliability, respectability, sensibility, solubility, stability, volubility
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